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Hangkerimce Grammar I

From:Carlos Thompson <chlewey@...>
Date:Thursday, March 18, 1999, 1:38
This are the pronouns:
(the order is individual singular, paucal, plural grupal singular,
paucal, plural and generic)
1st person pacient:
  HIN/,    HIN/NE\, HIN/HI\,
  HI/ZA\,  HIN/YA\, HIN/DI\,
  HI/ZU\
2nd person pacient:
  HEM/,    HEM/NE\, HEM/HI\,
  HE/VA\,  HEM/YA\, HEM/DE\,
  HE/VU\
1st agent:
  PIN/,    PIN/NE\, PIN/HI\,
  PI/ZA\,  PIN/YA\, PIN/DI\
  PI/ZU\
2nd agent:
  REM/,    REM/NE\, REM/HI\,
  RE/VA\,  REM/YA\, REM/DE\,
  RE/VU\
2nd Person (agent and pacient):
  KUN/HA\, KUN/,    KUN/HI\,
  KU/RA\,  KU/NA\,  KU/YU\,
  KU/

Presentation:
YUM_HIN/-KA^RE_LU^-DUM^TUN^ (I am Carlos Thompson)
YUM_VE^YEM~-PE^DIRU^        (he/that man is Pedro)
YUM_CE^YUN~HA\-YA^MIN^      (she/that woman is Jasmin)
VE^YEM~ man
CE^YU~  woman
PA^     human being/person

YUM_(pacient)(name) (pacient)'s name is (name)
(topic)RE~          person who (topic)
HIN/RE~             selfish
PIN/RE~             doer, someone who acts
KU^RE~              leader, someone who could be called KU^

HEN_(pacient)KI_(agent)(predicate) agent applies predicate onto pacient
(indicative)
HE_(agent)(predicate)              agent applies predicate (indicative)
HEN_MA_KI_(agent)(predicate)       agent applies predicate to
him/herself
HEN_(pacient)KIM_(predicado)       pacient suffers predicate by
him/herself
HEN_(pacient)KA_(predicado)        pacient suffers predicate

MA pacient =3D agent

HEN_ or HE_ ... KI_ or KA_ positive progresive indicative
PAN_ or PA_ ... TE_ or TA_ positive perfect indicative
LIM_ or LI_ ... KI_ or KA_ negative indicative
LA_  or LU_ ... YI_ or YA_ subjuntive
TUM_ or TU_ ... YI_ or YA_ interrogative

PU(pacient)LA(predicate)YI(topic) pacient suffers predicate respect
topic
PU_ ... LA_ ... YI_ positive progresive indicative
PE_ ... LA_ ... YA_ positive perfect indicative
VE_ ... RA_ ... YA_ negative indicative
LU_ ... LA_ ... YI_ subjuntive
TU_ ... LA_ ... YU_ interrogative
ME: topic =3D pacient
-N: topic =3D tacitus (LAN_, RAN_)
-M: impersonal pacient (LAM_, RAM_)
-N: (no predicate) =3D to have, to be.

VU/ pacient of previous sentence (if not HIN/, HEM/ or KU/)
RI/ agent of previous sentence (if not PIN/, REM/ or KU/)
NU/ topic of previous sentence (if not HIN/, HEM/ or KU/)

VIN/ ask for agent
VA/  ask for pacient
VEM/ ask for predicate

homework:
LU_HI/ZU\LAN_KU^RE~ PU_HI/ZU\LAN_YI~ME^RE~
LU_HI/ZU\LAN_KU^RE~ PU_HE/VU\LA_YI~ME^YI_HI/ZU\

VE_CU^RE~RAN_KU^RE~

CU^    to command
CU^RE~ chief
YI~ME^ happiness

Tones:
Low:             HA_ or HA or ha
High:            HA^ or H=C2 or h=E2
Raising:         HA/ or H=C1 or h=E1
Falling:         HA\ or H=C0 or h=E0
Falling-raising: HA~ or H=C4 or h=E4


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Carlos Eugenio Thompson Pinz=F3n